Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-03

sengers and property which any such
common carrier has established and
which are in force at the time upon its
railroad, as defined by the first section of
this act. The schedules printed as
aforesaid by any such common
carrier shall plainly state the places
upon its railroad between which
property and passengers will be carried,
and shall contain the classification of
freight in force upon such railroad, and
shall also state separately the terminal
charges and eny rules or regulations
which in any wise change, affect, or de-
determine any part of the aggregate OF
such aforesaid rates and fares and
charges. Such schedules shall be plain
| printed in large type, of at least the
size of ordinary plea, and copies fer the
use OF the public shall be kept in every
depot or station upon any such railroad,
in such places and in such form that they
can be conveniently inspected
ANY common carrier subject 10 the
provisions of this act receiving freight in
the Uuited States to be carried through a
foreign country TO any place in the
United States, shall also in like manner
print and keep for public inspection, at
every depot where such freight is re-
ceived for shipment, schedules showing
the through rates established and
charged by such common carrier to all
points in the United States beyond the for
eign conntry to which it accepts freight
for shipment; and any frei.ht shipped
from the United States through foreign
country into the United States, the
through rate on which shall not have
do hJt ort
shall, before it is admitted into the
United States from said foreign country,
be subject to customs duties as If said
freight were of foreign production; and
any law in conflict with this section is
hereby repealed.
NOTICE OF ADVANCE IN RATES.
No advance shall be made in the rates
fares, and charges which have been es-
tsblished and published as aforesaid by
any common carrier in compliance with
the requirements of this section, except
after ten days public notice, which shall
plainly state the changes proposed to be
made in the schedule Then in force, and
the time when the increased rates, fares,
or charges will go into effect; and the
proposed changes shall be shown by
printing new schedules, or shall be plain
lY indicated upon the schedules in fsrce
at the time and Kept for public inspection.
Reductions in such published rates, fares,
or charges may be made without previous
public notice; but whenever any such
reduction is made notice Of the same
shall Immediately be publicly posted, aud
the changes made shall Immediately be
made public by printing new schedules,
or shall Immediately be plainly indicated
upon the schedules at the time IN force
and pit for public inspection.
And when any such common carrier
shall have established and published its
rates, fares and charges, in compliance
with the provisions of this section, it
shall be unla wiul for such common carrier
to charge, demand, collect, or receive
from any person or persons greater or
less compensation for the transportation
of passengers or property, or for any SER
vices in connection Herewith, than is
specified in such published schedule Of
rates. fares, and charges, as may ct the
time be in force
Every common carrier subject to the
pr visions of this act shall file with the
comm ssion hereinafter provided for,
copies its schedules of rates, fares and
charges which have been established ard
published in compliance W tn the require
ments of this section, and shall promptly
notify said commission of all changes
made in the same. Every such common
Carrier shall also file with said commits
sion copies of all contracts, agreements,
or arrangements with other common car
riers in relation to any traffic affected
by the provisions of this act to which it
may be party. And in cases where p g.
sengers aud freight pass over continuous
lines or routes operated by more than one
common carrier, and the several common
carriers operating such lines or routes
establish Joint tariffs or rates or fares or
cnarges for such continuous lines or
route-, copies Of such joint tariffs shall
also, in like manner, be filed with said
commission. Such joint rates, fares and
charges on such continuous lines so fl ed
as aforesaid shall be made public by such
common carriers when directed by
said commission, in so far as
may, in the judgment of the
commission, be deemed practicable;
and aid commission shall from time to
time prescribe the measure Of publicly
which shall be given to such rates, fares,
and charges, or to such part of them as it
may deem it practicable for such common
carriers to publish, and the places Ia
which they shall be published; but no
co;nmon carrier party to any such joint
tariff shall be liable for the failure OF any
other common carrier party thereto to
observe and adhere to the rates, fares, or
charges thus made and published.
II any such common carrier shall neg
lect or refuse to file or publish its sched-
ules or tariffs of rates, fares and charges
as provided in this section or any part of
the came. such common carrier shall, in
addition II other penalties herein pre-
scribed, be subject to writ of man
dsmus to be issued by any circuit court
of the Uuited States in the judicial dis
trict wherein the principal office of said
common carrier is situated or
wherein such offence may be
Committed; and if such common
carrier be 8 for i'm corporation, Ia
the judicial circuit wherein such common
cs rier accepts traffic and has en- agent to
perform such service, to compel compli-
ance with the aforesaid provisions of
this section; aud such writ shall issue in
the name Of the people # the United
States, at the cation of the commits
sioners appointed under the provisions of
this act; and failure to comply with its
requirements shall be punishable as and